American Beauty (Celebrating America 250)
Schedule
Sat, 17 Jan, 2026 at 07:30 pm
UTC-05:00Location
Purdue FW Music Center | Fort Wayne, IN
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January 17, 20267:30 pm
PFW Music Center
Andrew Constantine, conductor
Holly Mulcahy, violin
George S. Clinton, composer, narrator
Fort Wayne Philharmonic Men’s Chorus, Benjamin Rivera, director
Join us for the first of five concerts programmed to celebrate America’s 250th birthday with music by American composers. Joan Tower highlights percussion instruments in Tambor, a one-movement work in which the entire orchestra takes on percussive characteristics. Next, George S. Clinton’s The Rose of Sonora is a violin concerto inspired by and simulating an old Western with movements acting as scenes. The piece was originally written for soloist Holly Mulcahy, who portrayed an outlaw in music helping to make the work more relatable for today’s audiences. Clinton’s experience as a film composer helps bring his music to life. Last, but surely not least, the finale of the evening is the familiar Grand Canyon Suite by Ferde Grofe, a tribute to the incredible natural beauty of America.
TOWER
Tambor
GEORGE S. CLINTON
The Rose of Sonora
Holly Mulcahy. violin
Fort Wayne Philharmonic Men’s Chorus
Intermission
GROFÉ
Grand Canyon Suite
Sunrise
Painted Desert
On the Trail
Sunset
Cloudburst
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Purdue FW Music Center, Ipfw Williams Theatre, Fort Wayne, IN 46835, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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